Afghan Police Say Taliban Killed Young Woman For Wearing Tight Clothing

Balkh police chief Zia Ul Haq Toofan told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi on August 3 that the young woman was shot dead by Taliban extremists in the village of Samar Qandian, which is controlled by the militant group.

Adil Shah Adil, a police spokesman in Balkh, told Radio Azadi on August 4 that the victim was named Nazanin and that she was 21 years old.

Adil said the woman was attacked after she left her house and was about to board a vehicle to travel to Balkh’s capital Mazar-e Sharif.